Quick, nerdy, question. Is the facility in Jurassic Park 3 supposed to be the same one from Jurassic Park 2? In the third film, before the group enters, Sam Neill passes a broken-down vehicle that has its window pecked out, which vaguely recalls the velociraptor attack from the previous film.

No, and it was also used as a subtle plot twist. The Kirbys, who turned out not to be millionares, also didn't do enough research to know that Alan Grant had never been to Site B.

I think the need for the second island was mostly from the books, I think they mentioned the first island being napalmed to stop the spread of the animals, but it's been over a decade since I read them. It also paints Isa Nublar as a COMPLETE lie, as they weren't even really creating the Dinos there.

They didn't. It's odd, I always felt that the Lost World book was more of a sequel to the first film, not the first book (Bringing Ian back, crazy chameleon dinosaurs). I always felt like they were "saving" the original island for a future sequel that ended up not being made.

I can't be the only one who, as a kid, thought that the lingering shot of Nedry's stolen embryos getting covered in mud was what would lead to Jurassic Park 2. Then the whole Site B stuff came up and I felt at least a LITTLE disappointed.

I can't be the only one who, as a kid, thought that the lingering shot of Nedry's stolen embryos getting covered in mud was what would lead to Jurassic Park 2. Then the whole Site B stuff came up and I felt at least a LITTLE disappointed.

As an over-excited 13 year old, I imagined a scenario where Future-Humans find it in a few thousands years and clone dinosaurs, only to run amok.

I can't be the only one who, as a kid, thought that the lingering shot of Nedry's stolen embryos getting covered in mud was what would lead to Jurassic Park 2. Then the whole Site B stuff came up and I felt at least a LITTLE disappointed.

A lot of people thought that, but I could never understand why they did. Why would that little canister be the lynchpin of the sequel when the entire breeding facility was still there?

A lot of people thought that, but I could never understand why they did. Why would that little canister be the lynchpin of the sequel when the entire breeding facility was still there?

About a third into the film, we were given a powerpoint presentation about how the amber preserved the mosquitos carrying Dino-Blood. If the facility shut down, nothing's powering the embryo fridges. However the Barbasol can, covered in the mud, might have been preserved.

It seemed like such a lingering shot for something so fleeting. From now I'll laugh and go "Oh Dennis Nedry, you fool. Let's take a moment to reflect on your hubris."

Laura Dern screaming "SHHIIIT! SHIIIIIT!!!!" in the back of the 4WD 100% convincingly is enough reason to love the first one. She was fucking terrified. Dern was sorely missed/underused in the other ones. A huge part of the believability and the tension of JP comes from the actors' ability to act against nothing/puppets. The first cast nailed it pretty well - even the kids (that being said, having a giant, potentially lethal, mechanical t-rex head smashing the crap out of the the car you are in probably would bring out a pretty convincing performance from a child actor.)

I have no problem with a great scream, but it seems true that we don't hear characters screaming words as often as we should. Other than, "NOOOoOOOOoooO!" that is...

But I was going through the haunted house at Universal Studios (can't remember what it was actually called) recently, and when something jumped out at me, I usually went, "GAAAAAH-EEEAIAIAI!!!!" Or "ACK!"

I have to mention that, all of its other glaring problems aside, what ultimately continues to take me out of Jurassic Park 3 is William H. Macy's multiple moments of asking "What was that?" when he hears a noise or catches a glimpse of something. It's as if he has short-term memory loss and keeps forgetting that he's on an island with fucking dinosaurs. His delivery irritates me to no end.

She's a fantastic and obviously intelligent actress, and the reason she's so great in those "screaming" scenes where virtually every other actor and actress in monster movie history seemed fake and cheesy is because she understood the simple fact that people normally don't just *SCREAM* sounds and draw them out. People scream *words*, not "AAAAAAAAAHHHH!" It's ridiculous how rare it is to see that in Hollywood movies, and because of its rarity it makes her scream scenes a million times more authentic than anything else out there.

And really, the best they could send to an island full of carnivorous dinosaurs is a woman in cargo pants and a tank top? Sure, she may look like Alyx Vance, but she seems a little unprepared for the situation.

Also, it's probably because I watched this movie so young (I would've been in 5th to 6th grade in 1993), but I always thought Laura Dern was a lot older than she actually was in it. Her being paired with Sam Neill probably had something to do with it as well. It's definitely the best I've ever seen her look. The next time I saw her was probably in Citizen Ruth. If you've seen the movie, you'd know that it wasn't a pleasant sight. Hahahaha

A huge part of the believability and the tension of JP comes from the actors' ability to act against nothing/puppets. The first cast nailed it pretty well - even the kids (that being said, having a giant, potentially lethal, mechanical t-rex head smashing the crap out of the the car you are in probably would bring out a pretty convincing performance from a child actor.)

Sam Neil's reaction to seeing the dinosaurs for the very first time honestly makes me cry, and fuck you if you don't agree. Anyone else would have overplayed it, or underplayed it, but he just fucking nails it. That shot of him sitting in the grass with tears in his eyes gets me every single time.

The man actually criticizes aspects of the animation that he had a hand in (good computer animators were hard to find back then). But what he does praise is the way Spielberg used smart filmmaking in a way that those issues didn't matter.

Phil Tippett's great but some of his criticism of (recent) George Lucas and James Cameron are a little hypocritical. After all, he himself directed the dreadful Starship Troopers 2 and his effects work on the Twilight movies are pretty awful as well.

Phil Tippett's great but some of his criticism of (recent) George Lucas and James Cameron are a little hypocritical. After all, he himself directed the dreadful Starship Troopers 2 and his effects work on the Twilight movies are pretty awful as well.

The FX on Starship Troopers 2 as I recall were great, but yes atrocious movie.

I was shocked to see the Tippet Studios name on one of the Tremors sequels(2? 3?) though. That work(assuming it was the CG) was bad.

Just caught the re release and it damn near moved me to tears. We were in a packed screening, everyone was cracking up at Goldblum and jumping in the right places.

The effects are just jaw dropping. Just this beautiful and seamless marriage between CGI and practical that is almost non existent today. Even the weakest effect - the brachiosaurus in broad daylight is showing it's age - is beautiful in context. The build up, the score, Neill and Dern losing their shit. It's just incredible. Although I will say the scene has lost most of it's impact after watching McNooj's "Holy Shit it's a Dinosaur" Thanks buddy

There's not much else to add that hasn't been said - the casting is immaculate, Goldblum is hilarious, Neill is subtle and human and Dern is hot as all hell.

Highlight of the night - When Sam Jackson explains that without the Lysine the dinosaurs slip into a coma and die, a voice cried out "YES THEY DESERVE TO DIE, AND I HOPE THEY BURN IN HELL!"

So Harrison Ford was Spielberg's first choice for Alan Grant butFord turned him down (what a year that would've been for Ford; The Fugitive AND Jurassic Park). Looking back, it does seem that Sam Neill is channeling Ford even down to the hat.

Hindsight and all that... but I'm glad Sam Neill got the part. Having Harrison Ford in another Spielberg adventure movie would've been too much baggage for a movie where the dinosaurs were the star. Instead of being its own thing, it would've felt like Indiana Jones and the Park of Jurassic.

Very much agreed on both counts. If the fourth one is made and they actually decide to bring back returning characters, they need Grant & Malcolm together again..............not separately. They aren't nearly as much fun on their own. Both or neither, I say.

And to bash 3 a little bit: I hated that the T-rex, the de facto hero of the last two movies, was offed so unspectacularly just to show how badass the Spinosaurus was. I lost any goddwill for the movie at that point.

Seeing the trailer for the 3D rerelease of the original Jurassic Park, I was darkly amused to find the classic theme music Inception Bonged. Maybe that's what sells to kids these days; I also recall hearing some lines from Channing Tatum...